crystalloid

(kristəl o̵id′)

adjective

  1. like a crystal
  2. having the nature of a crystalloid

Origin: crystall(o)- + -oid

noun

  1. a substance, usually crystallizable, which, when in solution, readily passes through vegetable and animal membranes
  2. a small crystalloid grain of protein found in some cells, seeds, etc.

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crys·tal·loid

noun
  1. Chemistry A substance that can be crystallized.
  2. Botany Any of various minute crystallike particles consisting of protein and found in certain plant cells, especially oily seeds.
adjective
Resembling or having properties of a crystal or crystalloid.

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